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1 Week
$3,500
Tasmania or Online
The IMCA Offshore Supervisor courses covers activities and competencies required for the training and accreditation of dive supervisors who are required to supervise diving work safely and competently offshore, either on Air or Helium and using a Diving Bell (wet or closed). There are four separate qualifications under the offshore supervisors qualification scheme, two of which are trainee qualifications:
- Trainee Offshore Air Supervisor
- Trainee Offshore Air & Bell Supervisor
- Offshore Air Supervisor
- Offshore Air and Bell Supervisor
To become a fully qualified (non-trainee) Offshore Air Supervisor or Offshore Air & Bell Supervisor, you will need to complete further supervised on-the-job training and undertake a final theory assessment.
- Find offshore diving work as a trainee supervisor and superintendent
- Prepare you for the IMCA Offshore Supervisor Exams
ADAS Part 3 or Part 4 (or equivalent) ticket
- Students must hold a commercial diving certificate that is to the level that you are attempting to gain your supervisor ticket in (this must be ADAS or international equivalent such as HSE, DCBC etc). For Offshore Air Supervisor course, you will need to hold an ADAS (or equivalent) Part 3 ticket, and for Offshore Air & Bell Supervisor course, you will need to hold an ADAS (or equivalent) Part 4 ticket.
Employer / Supervisor Endorsement
- You must be recommended by your employer as being suitably mature, experienced and competent (there is a separate form letter for this that we will provide with enrolment documents).
Logged Dives
- Trainee Offshore Supervisor Air: Completion of at least 100 offshore commercial dives. Up to 40 of these dives may be onshore, provided these dives were run under offshore conditions including full air spread with a recompression chamber on site.
- Trainee Offshore Supervisor Air & Bell: Completion of at least 400 lockout hours. For students already qualified as an Offshore Air Supervisor, they must also have been qualified for two years and supervised at least 100 offshore air dives.
Tasmania or Online
Course Schedule
| COURSE NAME | START DATE | END DATE | LOCATION | |
| IMCA Trainee Offshore Air Supervisor Aug-2026 | 10-Aug-2026 | 14-Aug-2026 | Online |
FAQs
The information you want to know
This course meets the standards of:
- IMCA Trainee Offshore Air Supervisor
- IMCA Trainee Offshore Bell Supervisor
No, course fees exclude accommodation and food, these are your responsibility. We are more than happy to provide you with a list of local accommodation providers.
Yes, we offer a pickup on the first day only for courses in Tasmania. Pick up can be either from Launceston Airport or from your accommodation in Launceston city if you arrive earlier. Please note that we do not offer daily transport during the course.
We cannot assist with visa applications, if you do need assistance we suggest contacting a visa agent in your home country. We can provide an acceptance letter once you have paid a deposit and secured a place on a course.
